Tri-County Hospital shows first drawing

Ameris Health Systems President and Chief Operating Officer K. Robert Bauer Jr. and Tri-County Hospital President Frank Schupp showed a group of people the first architect's rendering of the hospital on Feb. 22.

Gathered in a conference room at Drummond Community Bank, local government leaders saw Tri-County Hospital is going to be two stories tall.

The foundation for the building is being constructed to be able to support a third story, Bauer said.

Architect David Johnson of Nashville created this first draft. The choice to go higher, Bauer said, results from being on a 20-acre site. Parking space is a premium at any hospital, he said. Going vertical with the building helps provide for that need.

The hospital floor plan shows 54 initial beds are in three sections on the second floor. The plan shows another 18 beds in a separate section in the future. Four of those beds are "special care." This hospital does not have an intensive care unit, Bauer said.

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